MNB Awards 2016 (LP Chiasson)

Festival (506) Kicks Off With MNB Awards

Festival (506) kicked off last night, opening with Music/Musique NB’s 2016 awards show, honouring New Brunswick’s music industry. With 25 awards being handed out, it was an eventful show.

Moncton-based rock group Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire walked away with four separate awards, while Miramichi’s own Lionsault was awarded both the Fans’ and Members’ Choice awards as well as nominated for Emerging Artist of the Year. Fiddle legend Matilda Murdoch was awarded MNB’s Director’s Lifetime Achievement award for her long and prolific career, yet another of the significant recognitions she’s received in the past few years for her contributions to New Brunswick music.

Other notable awards this year were Fredericton’s Kill Chicago with The Grey winning Album of the Year, Moncton’s Simon Daniel winning Emerging Artist of the Year, and Moncton’s Tyler Hache album Silent winning Solo Recording of the Year.

 

MUSIC AWARDS

ALBUM OF THE YEARKill Chicago, The Grey

CHANSON SOCAN DE L’ANNÉE – Danny Boudreau, “Le vieux matelot”

EMERGING ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Simon Daniel

ENREGISTREMENT DE L’ANNÉE – Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire,  Touche-moi pas là

ENREGISTREMENT SOLO DE L’ANNÉE – Danny Boudreau, Danny Party

GROUP RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, Touche-moi pas là

SOCAN SONG OF THE YEAR – The Motorleague, “All The Words”

SOLO RECORDING OF THE YEAR – Tyler Hache, Silent

 

GENRE SPECIFIC

COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Tyler Deveau

ELECTRONIC ARTIST OF THE YEARElephant Skeletons

FOLK ARTIST OF THE YEAR Andy Brown

HIP-HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR – City Natives

LOUD ARTIST OF THE YEAR – ZAUM

ROCK ARTIST OF THE YEAR – Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire

 

INDUSTRY AWARDS

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR – Krista Touesnard

EVENT/FESTIVAL OF THE YEAR – Accros De La Chanson

MUSIC BUSINESS OF THE YEAR – Dirt Road Records

MUSIC INDUSTRY PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR – Shelley Chase

MUSIC PRODUCER OF THE YEARChris Colepaugh

VENUE OF THE YEAR – Plan B Lounge

VIDEO OF THE YEAR – Raphaël Butler, “Harley 1970”

DIRECTORS’ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Matilda Murdoch

FANS’ CHOICELionsault

CHOIX DU PUBLIC – Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire

MEMBERS’ CHOICELionsault

Festival (506) is ongoing in Miramichi until October 16th, featuring a broad array of live performances and music industry seminars. For more information on the festival’s full events, please visit musicnb.org.

Photo by L.P. Chiasson Photography